Marechiaro
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Marechiaro is a small village located in the Posillipo quarter in Naples.
In ancient times the village, developed around via Marechiaro, took its name from the church of Santa Maria del Faro. The name Marechiaro does not come, as is commonly thought, from the transparency of the waters of the sea of Posillipo, but from their quietness. Already in some documents of the Kingdom of Sicily is mentioned mare planum translated into Neapolitan mare chianu from which today's Marechiaro.[1]
It was in the 1960s one of the symbols of the dolce vita in Italy, becoming famous for its Hollywood frequentations, for its typical restaurants overlooking the splendid panorama of the gulf and for the characteristic "Scoglione".[2] From Marechiaro you can also admire the panoramic view of the entire city of Naples, of the Vesuvius, up to the Sorrento Peninsula and the island of Capri that appears exactly in front of the typical little beach of the village.[2]
